This summer, Druid City Makerspace opened up in Temerson Square, creating a community for those passionate about arts and crafts. The space provides many different machines to hone in on a specific type of art, as well as classes for both kids and adults.
Owner, Tiffany Amirkhanian, lived in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Oregon before moving to Tuscaloosa, where her husband received a job at The University of Alabama. “When we moved here I was a stay-at-home mom to two, with our third on the way. Our family loves to hike, so this has been a great place to land,” Amirkhanian said.
The idea for Druid City Makerspace came from a “late-night COVID-19 conversation” that spurred off of the benefits of hobbies. Amirkhanian obtained everything she needed to create stained glass from her grandfather, so she and her husband began to teach themselves the hobby in their garage during…